Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

71: You're Welcome, English! (live with friends, for LingFest23)

Mar 2, 2023

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02:48

Introduction

2min

Voting on Tough Language Issues

3min

The Bloody Hell Has Been Going on in the World of Linguistics

2min

Is the Royal Zion in Charge?

3min

The Australians Don't Use Cash That Much

2min

Are You Trying to Prevent a Major Monarchist Drug Poll?

4min

The Great Poem for All the Civilizations Has an Episode

4min

Why Would FEMA Fuck It Up This Badly?

3min

Are Arch and Architecture Related or Not?

5min

10.

Grave and Groove Aren't Related

3min

11.

The Tammo Chandra - It's Always Two of You Against Me

4min

12.

What if Ferricats Feelings Are Math?

2min

13.

I Substituted Oil for Butter

2min

14.

When I Mistake Stephen for John, I Think It's John, but It'S Really John.

2min

15.

What's the Limitation of an Auto Antonym?

2min

16.

The Locals Aren't Restricted to Photographers, Right?

2min

17.

How Do Pronouns Lock on to Antcedents?

2min

18.

Is Floyd a Chicken or a Pussycat?

3min

19.

Chicken, Chicken, Hang On, Hang On.

2min

20.

What Is a Widower?

2min

21.

Do You Know What a Castrated Bowl Is?

3min

22.

Is a Straw a Donut?

4min

23.

Is Your Stomach Side Better Than Your Left Side?

2min

24.

Carol Jamison Is the Name of Carol Evans

3min

25.

I Just About Catched the Train

2min

26.

Do You Mind Pushing in That Chair?

4min

27.

Semantics Is Underspecified

3min

28.

I Love the Combining Forms

2min

29.

Do You Know of the Concept of the Singing Telegram?

2min

30.

Gorilla Graham

2min

31.

Is POV a Second Person Existence?

3min

32.

The Words of the Week - Money and Mummy

3min

33.

How to Leave a Review on Speakpipe

2min

34.

BL Review - Five Stars Is Five STARS

2min

35.

A Five Star Complimentary but Violently Honest Attack Review

5min

For this special live LingFest23 episode, we’ll again be voting on tricky language issues, and our votes will be binding on all English users for all time because that’s how language works.

If you had to walk 10 kilometres “there and back”, how far away is the place?
How many holes does a straw have?
And if “Floyd and the chickens are outside”, is Floyd also a chicken?

And many more!

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Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

71: You're Welcome, English! (live with friends, for LingFest23)

What if Ferricats Feelings Are Math?

BL Review - Five Stars Is Five STARS

Semantics Is Underspecified

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